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To amend title 23, United States Code, to withhold certain apportionment funds from the District of Columbia unless the Mayor of the District of Columbia removes the phrase Black Lives Matter from the street symbolically designated as Black Lives Matter Plaza, redesignates such street as Liberty Plaza, and removes such phrase from each website, document, and other material under the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia.
To amend title 23, United States Code, to withhold certain apportionment funds from the District of Columbia unless the Mayor of the District of Columbia removes the phrase Black Lives Matter from the street symbolically designated as Black Lives Matter Plaza, redesignates such street as Liberty Plaza, and removes such phrase from each website, document, and other material under the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia.
Summary
This bill would amend federal highway law to require the Mayor of the District of Columbia to remove the phrase "Black Lives Matter" from 16th Street, N.W. (between H and K Streets, currently designated as Black Lives Matter Plaza) and redesignate it as Liberty Plaza. The Mayor would also be required to remove the phrase "Black Lives Matter" from all DC government websites, documents, and other materials under DC jurisdiction within 60 days of enactment. If the Mayor does not comply with these requirements, the federal government would withhold 50 percent of DC's annual highway apportionment funds for each fiscal year of noncompliance. The bill establishes this compliance requirement as a condition for DC to receive federal highway funding.
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Top reported contributors to Andrew S. Clyde’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- ADV. DIGITAL CABLE $14,390
- SAULSBURY INDUSTRIES $9,900
- MAPLARGE $8,000
- MAR-JAC POULTRY $7,000
- SOMETHING SPECIAL LLC $6,600
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Actions (3)
- Mar 3, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. · house
- Mar 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Mar 3, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 3, 2025
Mr. Clyde introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, to withhold certain apportionment funds from the District of Columbia unless the Mayor of the District of Columbia removes the phrase Black Lives Matter from the street symbolically designated as Black Lives Matter Plaza, redesignates such street as Liberty Plaza, and removes such phrase from each website, document, and other material under the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REDESIGNATION OF BLACK LIVES MATTER PLAZA AND REMOVAL OF BLACK LIVES MATTER PHRASE FROM EACH WEBSITE, DOCUMENT, AND OTHER MATERIAL UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
(a) In General.—Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “Sec. 180. Redesignation of Black Lives Matter Plaza and removal of Black Lives Matter phrase from each website, document, and other material under the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia
“(a) Withholding of Funds for Noncompliance.—The Secretary shall withhold 50 percent of the amount required to be apportioned to the District of Columbia under section 104(b) on the first day of each fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this section in which the Mayor of the District of Columbia has not complied with the requirements of subsection (b).
“(b) In General.—To be in compliance with this section, the Mayor of the District of Columbia, not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this section, shall—
“(1) remove the phrase ‘Black Lives Matter’ from—
“(A) 16th Street, N.W., between H Street, N.W., and K Street, N.W., in the District of Columbia (symbolically designated as ‘Black Lives Matter Plaza’ under the Black Lives Matter Plaza Designation Act of 2020 (sec. 9-204.01 note, D.C. Official Code); and
“(B) each website, document, and other material under the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia; and
“(2) redesignate such street as ‘Liberty Plaza’.”.
(b) Clerical Amendment.—The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“180. Redesignation of Black Lives Matter Plaza and removal of Black Lives Matter phrase from each website, document, and other material under the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia.”. <all>
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